Bright new British films to be screened in Baku
By Laman Ismayilova
The third British Film Spring will open in Nizami Cinema Centre on April 28.
The festival that will run till May 4 will screen six remarkable and very diverse films by and about women including Adult Life Skills; I, Daniel Blake; Burn, Burn, Burn; The Levelling; This Beautiful Fantastic and Ethel & Ernest.
The opening film of this year will be the award-winning comedy Adult Life Skills by Rachel Tunnard, and will be subtitled in Azerbaijani.
The festival is co-organized by the British Embassy Azerbaijan, British Council Azerbaijan and Nizami Cinema Centre.
"The British Embassy is delighted to support the British Film Spring, and personally I am really looking forward to seeing the different ways that contemporary women directors and producers reflect the delights and challenges of the lives we lead’, said Carole Crofts, the British Ambassador.
Elizabeth White, Director British Council Azerbaijan, in turn, said this year’s British Film Spring has a selection of really interesting new films .
Tickets cost 2 AZN ($ 1) and are available at box offices of Nizami Cinema Centre.
The festival schedule is as follows:
Adult Life Skills |
28.04 - 19:00 1st hall / 30.04- 14:30 2nd hall |
Ethel and Ernest |
29.04 - 14:30 2nd hall/ 01.05 - 14:30 2nd hall |
I, Daniel Blake |
30.04 - 18:30 2nd hall / 04.05 - 18:30 2nd hall |
This Beautiful Fantastic |
01.05 - 18:30 1st hall/ 02.05 - 14:30 2nd hall |
Burn Burn Burn |
02.05 - 18:30 1st hall / 03.05 - 14:30 2nd hall |
The Levelling |
03.05 - 18:30 1st hall / 04.05 - 14:30 2nd hall |
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Laman Ismayilova is AzerNews’ staff journalist, follow her on Twitter: @Lam_Ismayilova
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